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(25-06-2022, 09:12 AM)Vinny Wrote: (24-06-2022, 03:59 PM)Broadway Wrote: (24-06-2022, 03:11 PM)Veggie Wrote: I leave my elephant garlic to flower, then dig it up. As I said, I leave the little bulblets in the ground, keep the big ones to use or plant, and plant them when the mood takes me - usually late autumn. The large ones store well, don't see why the small ones wouldn't too. Thanks, I have 10 so will store and plant in big pots the first year, apparently they do not divide until the 2nd year? I haven't had much joy with these small bulbils? Last year when I dug up my elephant garlic I saved the bulbils and planted them on the surface in a large pot. They are still on the surface now and haven't put out any roots. I even took a few and took off the hard outer coating to se if that would help.............but it didn't!
This years crop of elephant garlic now has large 'scapes' over a metre high and I may lift one to see whats happening at the base?
Just read from BBC Gardeners World where it is recommended to remove scapes, but no mention of bulbils?
https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/gr...nt-garlic/ Thanks Vinny, I won't hold my breath then 
Regards..........Danny
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Watch the video I posted, Danny!
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(25-06-2022, 11:02 AM)Veggie Wrote: Watch the video I posted, Danny! Sorry missed it, will do thanks Veggie
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So I planted 3 elephant cloves and have got about 12 - 15 corms. One of the cloves doesn't seem to have divided, need to double check.
Plan for next time will be the corms in 2-3 pots, and one divided bulb and the whole bulb/clove replanted, saving the last bulb for eating, well thats the plan
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(25-06-2022, 11:02 AM)Veggie Wrote: Watch the video I posted, Danny! The problem is when I harvest my elephant garlic all the small corms come with it  ? Apart from that I don't particularily want volunteer garlic growing through the next crop, whatever that may be?  Have you actually tried planting any of the small corms Veggie, and with any success?
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I just knock them off and bury them as I have a permanent Elephant garlic patch. I'm sure they grow as the patch is becoming denser.
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My ordinary garlic is about right for harvesting now. I'm going to use egg boxes to save the bulbs for planting this autumn with 2 bulbs from each type in each egg.Then I'll plant out one and monitor the other for when it starts to sprout to find out which keeps best of the varieties I have. I've just dug up one variety so far with 7 bulbs for the kitchen.
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Tried doing this with the elephant garlic bulbils but I must admit I don't think it helped much?
https://youtu.be/uARXKVxp6jQ
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What a lot of faff!! I'd probably cut my finger trying to do it too.!
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